Why didn’t I add the flowers? First of all, practicality: can you imagine pressing those little sods after every wash? Second of all, that thorny topic of age appropriate dressing. I’m, you know, 41 not 12.

Otherwise, as you can see, I copied the jumper exactly using the same shade of Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. I had to run to John Lewis and buy an extra ball in order to complete the make – so annoying when that happens. I was also taken aback that there’s a reason those crochet flowers were added – to disguise the details of where the yoke is reduced. I hate to say it, but I’m not sure this is good knitting design when you have to plonk something on top to hide things, but hey – I still have an extremely wearable jumper with a retro vibe perfect for wearing with my mustard Simplicity 3688. I love the deep rib on the waist.

A person could wear this jumper with a circle skirt and feel as though they’d stepped straight out of Grease or Peggy Sue Got Married.

It’s a great item to wear going into Autumn. I just need a playmate to kick through the leaves with now…

39 Responses to Tree Huggers Of The World Unite!

It’s lovely! I love it with the trousers too 🙂 Hmm, yeah plonking some flowers on top to hide the decreases is cheating! I still think it’s very pretty though.
I’ve just finished a scarf/shawl in baby cashmerino, isn’t it soft?! I also had to buy another ball to finish my project. I had half a row and the cast off to do and ran out of yarn! Ah well, I can squeeze a small project out of the left overs 🙂
Ashley x

That is so pretty! And I agree that plonking something on top of the decreases is cheating! But I wouldn’t want to iron them either… As an alternative what about beads over the decreases, but only if it bothers you as I think it looks brilliant!

OMG! This is officially too wierd! I knitted that very jumper a while ago sans the flowers also, just in a Coral colour. The colour you used I am using for a cardigan! I must blog mine forthwith so you can see. Yours looks lovely, I have to say mine is my favourite knit thus far. In her Land Girls books she does a version with a fairisle yoke.

I’m immensely impressed by the petite peeping purple shoes! I like the jumper too and prefer it without the flowers, which seem too fussy. And where’s the drama with being able to see decreases? They’re a design feature, aren’t they? And the trousers? Sigh. Very jealous.

FABULOUS jumper! I really love that first photo too (oh, please come out and play!) it goes perfectly with your new trousers too…I love that colour combo (they were actually the colours of my high school…hahhahaha)

As I live in the town where some of Peggy Sue Got Married was filmed, I feel totally qualified to say your sweater is FAB! It’s very retro, but a good retro – not costumey and I like the decreases. I’d call those a design feature. Plus if someone is looking at your chest, they’re so not looking at your decreases.

It looks a lovely shape and your decreases look nice and pretty, no need to cover them up! Notice the flowers require you to buy and extra 2 balls of the yarn anyway 😉 I think a lovely vintage brooch or scarf would look nicer than the flowers if you wanted something extra, and they would be interchangeable too!

Now that is such a classy look altogether! LOVE those colours next to each other – would never have thought it but I suppose irises and crocuses do it and mother nature can’t be wrong! And the shape of that jumper is just perfect. Those silly flowers were too distracting. You could always wear a brooch or two if the holes bother you, but as long as they are even, what’s the problem? Yay! You are knitting up a storm!

What a beautiful colour combination… and a really neat jumper! I love the retro look and I think you were right to leave off the flowers. Without them it is very retro chic but with is more hippy chick! Cute shoes too!

I absolutely love a short sleeved sweater and, like Tilly, seeing one like this makes me wish I could knit! You look gorgeous in it and it goes perfectly with those fine trousers. And yes, a brooch would be a fab addition. x

Awesome!! Love the shape and the colour looks great with the colour of your pants too. I wish I had the patience to knit, like you do. I loose count, get frustrated, want it done NOW, then cast it aside…. perhaps I ought to stick to sewing 🙂